Samsung takes aim at Japanese rivals with Android camera

CAMERA CONTENDER: A Samsung Galaxy Camera seen on the screen of the same product at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin in this Aug 31, 2012 photo. The Android-powered digital camera allows users to swiftly and wirelessly upload pictures to social networking sites. - Reuters

SEOUL: South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co is taking aim at its Japanese rivals with an Android-powered digital camera that allows users to swiftly and wirelessly upload pictures to social networking sites.

The Galaxy camera lets users connect to a mobile network or WiFi to share photographs and video without having to hook up the camera to a computer.